Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol

Guy II of Châtillon, Count of Saint-Pol (died 1289), French nobleman, was a younger son of Hugh I of Châtillon and Marie of Avesnes.

While his elder brother John I of Châtillon succeeded to their mother's County of Blois, Guy was given their father's county of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise at his death in 1248.

On January 16, 1255, he married Matilda of Brabant (d. 1288), daughter of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Marie of Hohenstaufen, and thereafter was a supporter of his brother-in-law Henry III against Guelders. They had six children:

A faithful vassal of France, he joined the Eighth Crusade (1270) and the ill-fated Crusade of Aragón of Philip the Bold.

Preceded by
Hugh V
Count of Saint Pol
1248–1289
Succeeded by
Hugh VI

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